Laurie Halse Anderson is an award-winner and a bestselling author. She is also the kind of person you'd want to have around if you ever needed to tame a wild horse or rescue racoon babies --- her WILD AT HEART series proves that! In case you can't take Laurie camping with you, here are her summer book picks. You can take them anywhere!

THE FIRST HORSE I SEE
by Sally Keehn
Puffin
ISBN: 0698118677
224 pages

 

 

Much, much more than horse story, this book is about pain and promises and growing up. This is a terrific author!

 

DEAR AUSTIN: Letters From The Underground Railroad
by Elvira Woodruff
illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
Random House
ISBN: 0375803564
144 pages

 

A powerful adventure about escaping slavery. If you like this one, read DEAR LEVI: LETTERS FROM THE OVERLAND TRAIL, too.

 

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND THE MAGIC SQUARES
by Frank Murphy
illustrated by Richard Walz
Random House
ISBN: 0375806210
48 pages

 

Part comic book, part history, the first book that made me believe math can be fun.

 

FAREWELL TO EARTH
by Bruce Coville
illustrated by Tony Sansevero
Pocket Books
ISBN: 0671026615
184 pages

 

 

Latest in the "I Was A 6th Grade Alien" series. We all need to spend time with aliens this summer. This series is the best way to do it!

 

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